26

Apr

Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that Prime Minister Robert Abela needs to take action over reports that Adreana Zammit, a fresh graduate and daughter of Transport Minister Ian Borg’s former chief…

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14

Apr

Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that oversight of non-profit organisations can only be effective if it is inspired by a cooperative undertaking between the government regulator, the non-profit community, people who…

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12

Jan

Emergency Fund for Voluntary Organisations extended

The Covid-19 pandemic led to exceptional circumstances for voluntary organisations to keep up their work. In order to support these organisations through this difficult time, Parliamentary Secretary for Sports, Recreation…

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21

Jun

Malta: NGOs to resume protests ‘for truth and justice’ outside parliament

Civil society NGOs Repubblika and #occupyjustice are to resume protests outside parliament seeing 'truth and justice'. The protests had reached their peak late last year amid revelations related to the…

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07

May

Malta: Coalition of NGOs to resist takeover of l-Aħrax and Miżieb

A coalition has been formed to lobby for the preservation of public spaces in Malta in the wake of reports that the government is considering handing l-Aħrax and Miżieb woodlands to…

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19

Jul

Italy to fine migrant rescue ships €1 million

NGO run migrant rescue ships will be fined up to one million euros for defying a ban on entering Italian waters under a new League amendment to the government's second…

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12

Jun

Italy to start fining NGOs that rescue migrants at sea

  A decree adopted by the Italian government would force non-governmental organizations to pay between €10,000 and €50,000 for transporting rescued migrants to Italian ports. Apart from that, the decree…

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03

Apr

Libyan Navy warns NGOs’ not to sail into Libyan waters

The Libyan Navy and Coast Guard have warned NGOs not to enter the country's territorial waters or even operate close to the Libyan coastguards. In a statement, the Libyan Navy…

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18

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – The Week Ahead

A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. Main events for the week…

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28

Jun

Maltese Government declares that migrant NGOs won’t be to make use of Malta as their port of operations

Following recent events that brought to the fore information that was previously unknown, Malta needs to ascertain that operations being conducted by entities using its port services and operating within…

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